The FBI Closes a Window to the Truth

Soon after I left the police department to go to law school, I was asked by a police officer if it was legal for them to carry small portable tape recorders. I told that it was legal in out state. A few investigators purchased recorders with their own money. A month or two later, an officer responded to a burglary in progress and arrested the burglar.As the investigation was ending, the burglar's mother showed up and nearly started a riot. The burglar's mother was arrested, and showed up for court with about half a dozen "witnesses" who weren't even there. When the recording of the entire matter was played, the judge found the defendant guilty. The "witnesses" started filing out about 30 seconds after the tape started playing. ...